IBM 2179, 6643 CD-ROM drive/DVD drive jumper settings, BIOS levels, IDE hard disk drive settings

IDE hard disk drive settings

1Primary (Master) Hard Disk Drive

2Secondary (Slave) Hard Disk Drive

CD-ROM drive/DVD drive jumper settings

1 2 3

The slim CD-ROM drive and DVD drive are connected to the DASD interface board. The DASD interface board includes connectors for the two signal cables, power and speaker cables and jumper pins:

vPrimary (master) pins 1,2

vSecondary (slave) pins 2,3

BIOS levels

An incorrect level of BIOS can cause false error and unnecessary FRU replacement. Use the following information to determine the current level of BIOS installed in the computer, the latest BIOS available for the computer, and where to obtain the latest level of BIOS.

vCurrent Level BIOS information

– Run the Configuration Utility to determine the level of BIOS installed.

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